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  1. The 1967-68 UK TV series Man in a Suitcase takes the basic ITC action-adventure formula and adds a hardboiled flavour, real toughness, grittiness, plus seedy downmarket glamour. And more than a hint of film noir. The best of all the ITC series.

    My review: cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/20

    #retrotv #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #60stv #1960stv #60stelevision #1960stelevision #culttv #culttelevision #ITC #spytv #spies #RichardBradford #BritishTV #Britishtelevision

  2. Peter Leslie’s The Cornish Pixie Affair, from 1967, the fifth original novel based on the TV spy series The Girl from UNCLE starts with a murder in a circus (a setting that is used extremely well). Statuettes of pixies play a role. Enjoyable.

    My review: cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/20

    #retrotv #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #scifi #scifitv #Lexx #60stv #1960stv #60stelevision #1960stelevision #culttv #culttelevision #GirlfromUNCLE #spytv #spies #PeterLeslie

  3. Venus Smith, the forgotten Avengers girl. She was Steed's partner in six 1963 episodes. Fascinatingly different from the other Avengers girls. She had zero combat skills but she was a useful agent. And quite charming.

    Reviews of the Venus Smith episodes: cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/20

    #culttv #retrotv #vintagetv #60stv #1960stv #theavengers #culttelevision #spies #spytv #VenusSmith

  4. The Interrogators, a great 1969 Tara King episode of The Avengers, written by Richard Harris and Brian Clemens. Christopher Lee guest stars. Starts with a British agent being interrogated by the bad guys, then the twists begin.

    My review: cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/20

    #LindaThorson #ChristopherLee #culttv #retrotv #vintagetv #60stv #1960stv #theavengers #culttelevision #spies #spytv

  5. This week in 1962 — “What Frightened You, Fred?” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

    #EdAsner stars as a warden w/ R.G. Armstrong as an ex-con sent back to prison by a mobster.

    Directed by #PaulHenried (CASABLANCA). Great episode, very #FilmNoir.

    #ClassicTV #1960sTV #1960s #AlfredHitchcockPresents

  6. W. Howard Baker’s Storm Over Rockall, the third of the six Danger Man TV tie-in novels. It's an original novel but with similarities to the TV episode Not So Jolly Roger. Someone is sabotaging a British rocket program. It could the Russians, or it could be the Americans.

    My review: cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/20

    #60stv #1960stv #retrotv #vintagetv #DangerMan #spies #spytv #TVtieinnovels

  7. “He was very generous, and instrumental in getting me the role.”
    #LarryStorch on #ForrestTucker (1919-1986)

    The actor who played Sgt. O'Rourke on #FTroop was #BornOnThisDay.

    #ClassicTV #1960s #1960sTV #Nostalgia

  8. “I was never a celebrity, just a working actor.”
    #MartinMilner (1931-2015)

    The star of #Adam12 and #Route66 would have been 91 today.

    #BornOnThisDay #BOTD #ClassicTV #1960sTV #1970sTV